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Dark Form with White Oval
Pinched Bowl 1
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Susan Disley
Ceramicist
Brief Description of Work
Handbuilt pinched and coiled stoneware vessels
Training and Experience
• 1970-71 -Bolton College of Art and Design - Foundation Studies
• 1972-75 - Wolverhampton Polytechnic - BA (Hons) First Class
Selected Exhibitions
• 1986 - Valentine Exhibition, Craft Council Shop, V & A, London
• 1987 - Form and Decoration, Bolton Museum and Art Gallery
• 1989 - British Ceramic Art, Keramic Studio, Vienna, Austria
• 1995 - Marked Earth, 6 Chapel Row, Bath
• 1998 - Rufford Craft Centre, Ceramics Auction
Stockists/Galleries
• Contemporary Ceramics, London
• Rufford Craft Centre
• Harley Gallery, welbeck, nr. Worksop
• Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Bothy Gallery
• Djanogly Gallery, University of Nottingham
Artists Statement
My work is handbuilt using coiling, pinching and slabbing methods, either singly or in combination. Scratched and incised lines enliven the surface. Using a narrow palette of colour I repeatedly fire my work, building layer upon layer.
I am concerned with the concept of function co-existing with a free discovery of form. Keeping the design process to a minimum allows for a deeper, gradual and personal understanding.
Other Activities
• 1990-91 Project Artist, Tudor square, Sheffield. Mosaics
• 1994-6 Project Artist, Victoria Dock Park, Hull
• 1996 Project Artist, Seaham Promenade, County Durham
• 2000-2 Lead Artist, New Wallasey Regeneration. Millenium Trail.
• 2001 Public Arts, Wakefield, Play ground surface design, Woodhouse Hall Community
• 2002-3 Project Artist, Connecting Derby
Residencies
• 1985 Meadowside Junior School, Kettering
• 1987 Harby C.E primary School, Melton Mowbray
• 1995 City gallery, Leicester
• 1999 Rufford Ceramics Centre
• 2000 Tibshelf Scool, in conjunction with English Heritage, Bolsover Castle, Year of Sculpture
• 2002 Becket School, Derby
Professional Experience
• 1976-7 Worked at 401 Studios, Wandsworth, London
• 1977 Established workshop in Bolton, Lancashire
• 1981-2 Member of North West Arts Craft panel.
• 1982 Established workshop in Long Eaton. Nottinghamshire
• 1991 Attended World Craft Council Conference, Barcelona
• 1992 Selector, Annual open exhibition, City Gallery, Leicester
Teaching
• 1975-6 Part time Lecturer at West Sussex College of Art. Foundation
• 1978 visiting Lecturer, Wolverhampton Polytechnic, BA. Ceramics
• 1999-03 Visiting Lecturer, Nottingham Trent university, BA. Decorative Arts
• 2001-03 Part Time Lecturer, Liverpool Hope University College, B.Des
Public Collections:
• Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead. Northern Potters Association. Wolverhampton Polytechnic
• Crawford Centre for the Arts, St. Andrews. Aberdeen Art Gallery
• Nottingham Trent University
Trade Fairs
• 1992, 1993, 1994 Messe Frankfurt. In conjunction with East Midlands Arts
• 1993, 1994 Chelsea Craft Fair
Public Art Projects:
• 1990-91 Project Artist, Tudor square, Sheffield. Mosaics
• 1994-6 Project Artist, Victoria Dock Park, Hull
• 1996 Project Artist, Seaham Promenade, County Durham
• 2000-2 Lead Artist, New Wallasey Regeneration. Millenium Trail.
• 2001 Public Arts, Wakefield, Play ground surface design, Woodhouse Hall Community
• 2002-3 Project Artist, Connecting Derby
Awards:
• 1976 Crafts Council Setting Up Grant
• 1988 1st prize, Open Craft Exhibition, Nottingham Castle Museum
• 1991 Travel bursary, East Midlands Arts
• 1993 Craft Bursary, East Midlands Arts
Publications:
• 1988 Elle Magazine, May
• 1993 World Of Interiors, September
• 1995 Elle Decoration, February
• 1996 Studio Pottery, Oct/Nov
• 1998 BBC. Good Homes. June
• 1999 Ceramic Review, May/June
• 2001 House and Garden, March
• 2003 Sunday times Magazine, May
More work available
Prices on Application
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